Eraser-holder.



PATENTBD SEPT; 1o, 1907.

MIF. CREAHAN.

ERASER HGLDBR. Y APPLIoATIoN FILED 11m49.190s.

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ERASER-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept.'10, 1907.

Application filed March 19, 1906. Serial No. 306,818.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL F. CREAHAN, e citizen of the United States of America, residing in the city `and county of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvenin, have invented e. certain netsr sind useful Improvelnent in Eraser-Holders, of which the following is n true and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which forni a part thereof.

My invention relates to a device intended to serve as a. holdei` for a thin sheet of rubber to be used as an eraser, the object of my invention being to provide e. simple, neat and efficacious holding device for such erasers.

The nature of my invention will be best understood as described in connection with the drawings in which it is illustrated and in which Figure vl. is a, perspective view of the holder with a rubber eraser clamped therein. the eraser. Fig. 3 a longitudinal section on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 o. similar section showing the locking cam released and the. eraser shifted forward and Fig. 5 is o. front view of the parts in position shown in Fig. 4.

The holder is made oeJ single sheet of metal, making.

up the fece plates A, and B, connected together at their roer end by a curved section C, which may properly serve as n. spring tending to force the front ends A, B, of the foce plates apart.

From one of the fece plates, that marked A, es shown, flanges D, D, are turned up, forming side walls for the Fig. 2 is a. top view of,

holder; lugs E, E, are also turned up from the face plate A, extending above the top of the face plate B, and to form or sustain bearings for a eem as shown. The lugs support the rod or shaft F, on which is pivoted :t cam G, having secured to it e lever srm H, the parts being so formed that when the lever arm H, is turned down against the fece plate, as shown in Fig. `2, the ends B, A', are pushed together. while when turned up, es shown in Fig. 4, these ends are permitted to spring apart and permit the insertion, removal or adjustment ofthe thin strip of erasing rubber indicated at I.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. An eraser holder having in combination the flut face plates A :md Il, connected :1t their rear ends. the side plates D. D. secured to one of seid face plates :ind formin;r with the face plntes :i boxAlike receptacle for inclosing n strip of rubber, and means for clamping the front ends of the face plates on the strip of rubberin said receptnele.

2. An eraser holder having in combination the lint face plates A :ind B. connected at their rear ends. the side plates D, D, secured to one of'snid fnee plates. lugs E. E, extending from the front end of one of the face plates above the front end of the other face plate, :i cam pivoted on said lugs .find resting on the 'end of the face plate and a lever Secured to the .cam :md adapted to lie against the faire plate when the com is turned to push the fave plate ends together.

MICHAEL F. CREAIIAN.-

Witnesses AnNoLD KATZ, D. STEWART. 

